Join us as we celebrate fall in Central Virginia! Along with our fall plants and decorations, we’ll have music, food, local artisans, and special sale pricing on giftware!!

Hands- On Event: Dividing and Moving Perennials 2024

Fall is a great time to divide and move perennials. Join us to learn how to divide and replant iris, coneflowers, daylilies, and other perennials. We’ll also talk about planning your beds and moving plants for maximum impact.

This will be a hands-on demonstration, and we’ll share all the plants that we divide.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15

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Join us to find out how you can keep your vegetable garden producing and your flower garden looking beautiful through the fall and winter. Keep the harvest going with tips and advice for succession planting, row covers, pest control, and watering. For the flower garden, we’ll talk about deadheading for extended blooms, refreshing containers, collecting seeds, and dividing perennials. 1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 20

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Make your garden a haven for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. No matter what kind of garden you have—shade, sun, or container—we’ll offer practical advice to keep blooms going from early spring to late fall and support the entire lifecycle for a variety of pollinators. We’ll also provide plant recommendations and deterrent techniques that will keep deer from destroying your efforts. 1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A.

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Landscaping For Birds

Join us to learn how you can design your yard—no matter how big or small—to better support birds. Creating a better environment for birdlife starts with simple steps, like adding a source of water and planting a few native shrubs. We’ll talk about practical, cost-effective ways you can make your garden a haven for birds. 1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A.

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Tomato Success

Join us to find out how to maximize your harvest from tomatoes. Mark Levisay has been growing bumper crops of tomatoes and peppers in Central Virginia for 30+ years. He’ll talk about all the factors that will impact your plants success like plant selection, pest management, suckering, watering, and more. 1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15

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Gardening techniques have evolved over the past twenty years to work more closely with nature. For the vegetable garden, we’ll talk about no-till beds, natural pest control, crop rotation, and more. In the flower garden, we’ll talk about the growing interest in native plants, pollinator gardens, ground covers, and overwintering habitats.

1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 20.

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Grab a smock or old shirt and join us in making festive fairy garden flower pots! Great for all ages 4 and up. There will be 4 sessions lasting 45 minutes each. Choose your session below!

Cost: $25.00- includes a fairy garden plant, flower pot, soil, and materials for decorating. All ages 4 and up will enjoy this activity. Children under the age 18 must have a parent or guardian on premises during the class.

Join us as we celebrate fall in Central Virginia! Along with our fall plants and decorations, we’ll have live music, food, local artisans, and special sale pricing on giftware!!

Hands- On Event: Dividing and Moving Perennials 2023

Fall is a great time to divide and move perennials. Join us to learn how to divide and replant perennials like coneflowers, coreopsis, yarrow, hostas, iris, and more. We’ll also talk about planning your ornamental beds and moving plants for maximum impact.

This will be a hands-on demonstration, and we’ll share all the plants that we divide.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15

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Fall is for gardening!

Here in Central Virginia, there is so much gardening you can do in September, October, and into November. Join us as we talk about how to extend the harvests from your vegetable garden. What to plant now and how to protect plants so you can enjoy fresh produce well beyond first frost. We’ll also provide tips for fall garden cleanup and planning for next year. 

In the ornamental garden, this is the best time to take notes, edit your beds, and move perennials. While plants are at their full size, you can better envision how to make your ornamental beds even better next year. We’ll also talk about keeping your beds looking good through the fall and how to prepare for the winter.   

 Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 20

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Tomato and Pepper Success

Join us to find out how to maximize your harvest from tomatoes and peppers. Mark Levisay has been growing bumper crops of tomatoes and peppers in Central Virginia for 30+ years. He’ll talk about all the factors that will impact your plants success like plant selection, pest management, suckering, watering, and more. 1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15

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Join us for our April gardening workshop! Gardening techniques have evolved over the past twenty years to work more closely with nature. For the vegetable garden, we’ll talk about no-till beds, natural pest control, crop rotation, and more. In the flower garden we’ll talk about the growing interest in native plants, pollinator gardens, ground covers, and overwintering habitats. 1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 20.

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Fun for ages 4-7, kids will have great time starting their very own spring bunny garden! They‘ll plant seeds to take home where they can watch their baby plants grow. A special chart will help them observe like scientists as they learn about the plant life cycle. Class includes a craft to make bunny puppet after planting the starter garden.

Cost: $20.00- includes 1 garden starter kit and craft materials. Children ages 4-7 will enjoy this activity and must have a parent or guardian on premises during the class.

Spring is a great time to divide and move your perennials. Join us to learn how to make more plants from the ones you have and successfully move those that need a better spot. We’ll divide some grasses and ferns, which do better with spring division. Plus we’ll show you how to separate and spread out some favorite bloomers—like mums, black-eyed susans, and iris. We’ll also talk about design considerations as you edit your flower beds. This is a hands-on demonstration, and you’ll get to take home the plants that we divide.

Attendees can open and receive 500 bonus points in our customer loyalty program!

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Grab a smock or old shirt and join us for holiday ornament painting! Great for kids ages 2 and up. There will be 3 sessions lasting for 30 minutes each. Choose your session below!

Cost: $15.00- includes 3 ornaments and materials for painting. Children ages 2 and up will enjoy this activity and must have a parent or guardian on premises during the class.

Grab a smock or old shirt and join us for pumpkin painting! Great for kids ages 2 and up. There will be 3 sessions lasting for 30 minutes each. Choose your session below!

Cost: $10.00- includes 1 pumpkin and materials for painting. Children ages 2 and up will enjoy this activity and must have a parent or guardian on premises during the class.

Join us as we celebrate fall in Central Virginia! Along with our fall plants and decorations, we’ll have live music, food, local artisans, make your own flower bouquets, and special sale pricing on giftware!!

Hands- On Event: Dividing and Moving Perennials

Fall is a great time to divide and move perennials. Join us to learn how to divide and replant hostas, iris, cone flowers, daylilies and more. This will be a hands-on demonstration. We’ll show you how to divide plants for shade, sun and in-between…and you’ll get to take home a selection of the plants we divide. We’ll also talk about planning your beds and moving plants for maximum impact.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15

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Top 10 Gardening Tips and Tasks for August

Join us for time-saving tips and key tasks to keep your vegetable and ornamental gardens producing and looking their best in the heat of August. For the vegetable gardeners, we’ll talk about summer pests, tomato troubles, and preparation for fall plantings.  In the ornamental garden, we’ll focus on extending bloom times, container plantings, and weed control. 

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 20

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The monarch butterflies are getting ready to move to their winter home in Mexico. Let’s help them on their journey by planting easy monarch waystations. Learn about these awesome insects and discover which plants they need for food and shelter. You’ll take home a special plant to get started and paint a sign to welcome butterflies to your waystation. Fun for ages 5-8!

Cost: $20.00- includes a large milkweed plant to start your waystation and materials needed to paint a welcome sign during the event. Children ages 5-8 will enjoy this activity and must have a parent or guardian on premises during the class.

Cancellation policy: No refunds will be given 5 days or fewer from the day of the event.

Gardening pests come in all shapes and sizes—from Japanese beetles to deer. Join us to talk about how you can successfully manage our local gardening pests without harming beneficial insects and birds. For your vegetable garden, we’ll talk about fencing and dealing with common crop pests. In the flower garden, we’ll focus on deer resistant plant varieties and strategies to minimize deer damage.

1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A. 

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15.

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Join us to find out how to attract more bees, butterflies and other pollinators to your garden. No matter what kind of garden you have—shade, sun, container or deer-predated—we’ll offer practical advice to help you create a pollinator friendly habitat.  We’ll provide plant recommendations that will keep blooms going from early spring to late fall and support the lifecycles for a variety of pollinators.

1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A. 

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15.

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Come join our Corner Store Home Garden Group for an introductory level session on planning and planting your vegetable garden. We’ll talk about the basics of growing a small vegetable garden. Topics will include light considerations, plant selection, pest control, watering and more.

1 hour, with plenty of time for Q&A.

Bonus session: For those who would like to stay, we’ll provide specific tips to help you grow tomatoes. ½ hour.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15

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Come join our Corner Store Home Garden Group for an introductory level session on designing and planting vegetable and flower beds. We’ll talk about how to create, or improve, an environment for your plants to thrive. Topics will include light considerations, soil preparation, raised beds, fertilizers, pest control, watering and more.

Make your reservation today, there is no charge, but reservations are required and limited to 15 participants.

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Join us for this delightful workshop to create a beautiful swag that will bring Christmas right into your home. Local experts Nolan Morris, and his daughter Lillian, will walk you through the process, step by step, using fresh local greens and berries. The swag size will be approximately 12-14 inches long and 10-12 inches wide. $15.00

Make your reservation today, limited to 12 participants.

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Relax and enjoy the season with free cookies, warm cider, and live music. Smile for Christmas photos in our selfie photo booth, and give someone you love a kiss under the mistletoe!